Hybrid corn on the High Plains shows strong yield potential
Shelby Newman and A. J. Buckholt report that hybrid corn can yield high crops if moisture and fertility are adequate, though insect damage and lodging cause periodic losses. Irrigated acreage rose from 47,140 in 1961 to 48,795 in 1966, with most corn grown for silage in central and northwestern High Plains.
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High Plains
Shelby Newman
South Plains
Newman and Buckholtz
Newman
Buckholt
Lubbock
Plainview
Tulsa
Fed holds Thomsen as Dallas Federal Reserve chief
The Federal Reserve board in Washington reappointed Carl J. Thomsen of Dallas as director and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Thomsen, senior vice president at Texas Instruments, has served on the bank's board since 1963 and as fed chairman since January.
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Dallas
Federal Reserve System
Carl J. Thomsen
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Thomsen
Texas Instruments Inc
Federal Reserve Bank
Fed- Cne
Robert H. Stewart I
First National Bank
Federal Advisory Council
Federal Reserve
el Paso
Houston
San Antonio
Washington, D.C
Texan Edward Clark Leaves Canberra After Two Years
U S Ambassador Edward Clark departs Canberra ending a 2 year and 3 month tenure during which he traveled by dogsled jeep boat car train and plane to meet Australians. He 270000 miles of outreach influenced Vietnam rest policy and earned praise from Prime Minister Holt. The blast on the Nationalist Chinese tanker SS Lee Yung in Taiwan killed five mariners and prompted local investigations.
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Canberra
Australia
Edward Clark
U.S
Johnson
Ed Clark
Clark
Harold E. Holt
Anne
Holt
Vietnam
A. U.S
Australa
Taipei
UPI
Lee Yung
Taiwan
Christmas gift via long distance call links sisters apart
Elizabeth Philipp and her brother John Denzer of Slaton spoke with their sister Maria Denzer in Winterberg Germany on Christmas Eve after two weeks of prep. The call at 2 20 p m local time in Slaton matched 9 30 p m in Germany. Maria is 78 and in a home. The Philipps first came to the United States in 1927 and later returned to Germany before coming back. The family called it a real thrill with unusually clear telephone service. In India, villagers in Kerala protest rising sugar prices during minister visits.
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Slaton
Elizabeth
Philipp
John Denzer
Maria Denzer
Winterberg
Germany
Miss Denzer
Texas master plan to reshape higher education in 1968
Educational highlight notes Texas will propose a state master plan for higher education in 1968. The Texas College Coordinating Board, under Dr. J. K. Williams, will roll out segments on junior colleges with full plan completion by October and legislative submission in January 1969.
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UPD
Texas
College Coordinating Board
J. K. Williams
Higher Education
Williams
Ialan
Eastland County
Houston
Galveston
Coordinating Board
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